Check the Beach

Spitting caves

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Spitting caves 5 photos

  • 2015-365-74 SPRAY!

    2015-365-74 SPRAY!. cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Acanthurus leucopareius Honolulu

    Acanthurus leucopareius Honolulu. dloarie, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • 2016 Hanauma Bay 05

    2016 Hanauma Bay 05. Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2016 Hanauma Bay 01

    2016 Hanauma Bay 01. Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Hanauma Bay James Brennan Hawaii

    Hanauma Bay James Brennan Hawaii. James Brennan, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
6.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
9.1Excellent7 am1510
9.0Excellent8 am1711
8.9Excellent9 am1711
8.5Excellent10 am1811
8.4Great11 am1711
8.8Excellent12 pm1811
8.1Great1 pm2113
7.9Great2 pm2113
8.2Great3 pm2213
7.9Great4 pm2314
7.8Great5 pm2214
8.1Great6 pm2113
Fri
6.3Good7 am1711
6.3Good8 am2012
7.1Great9 am2213
6.5Good10 am2415
6.3Good11 am2616
7.1Great12 pm2717
6.5Good1 pm2616
7.8Great2 pm2515
7.7Great3 pm2314
7.9Great4 pm2314
7.9Great5 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, 0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.8 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miEast Honolulu (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miKaneohe Bay Marine Corp Air Station (NGF)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 12%
  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 53%